---
title: "List Meals"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/users/{user_id}/events/meals"
tags: ["External: Events"]
---

# List Meals

`GET /api/v1/users/{user_id}/events/meals`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.openwearables.io` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.openwearables.io/api/v1/users/{user_id}/events/meals`
- Auth: OAuth 2 (password, token URL `/api/v1/auth/login`)

Returns meals (nutrition entries).

## Path parameters

- `user_id` string, uuid, required

## Query parameters

- `start_date` string, date-time, required: ISO 8601 datetime (e.g. `2023-11-07T05:31:56Z`) or Unix timestamp in seconds. Date-only strings (e.g. `2023-11-07`) are also accepted and cover the whole day, so a date-only range includes both boundary days.
- `end_date` string, date-time, required: ISO 8601 datetime (e.g. `2023-11-07T05:31:56Z`) or Unix timestamp in seconds. Date-only strings (e.g. `2023-11-07`) are also accepted and cover the whole day, so a date-only range includes both boundary days.
- `cursor` string, nullable
- `limit` integer
- `provider` 'apple' | 'samsung' | 'garmin' | 'health_connect' | 'google_health' | 'polar' | 'suunto' | 'whoop' | 'strava' | 'oura' | 'fitbit' | 'ultrahuman' | 'sensorbio' | 'withings' | 'unknown' | 'internal': Supported data providers.
- `source` string, nullable
- `device_model` string, nullable
- `data_source_id` string, uuid, nullable

## Headers

- `X-Open-Wearables-API-Key` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- PaginatedResponseMeal
  - `data` Meal[], required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `timestamp` string, date-time, required
    - `meal_type` string, nullable
    - `name` string, nullable
    - `source` SourceMetadata, required
      - `provider` string, required
      - `source` string, nullable
      - `device` string, nullable
      - `device_type` 'watch' | 'band' | 'phone' | 'scale' | 'ring' | 'tablet' | 'chest_strap' | 'hr_sensor' | 'headphones' | 'head_mounted' | 'glasses' | 'smart_display' | 'bp_monitor' | 'glucose_meter' | 'thermometer' | 'sleep_monitor' | 'bike_computer' | 'fitness_machine' | 'other' | 'unknown': Type of device that collected health data.
      - `device_id` string, nullable
      - `device_name` string, nullable, required: Marketing name for ``device``, derived so it cannot drift from the raw model.
    - `calories_kcal` number, nullable
    - `macros` Macros
      - `protein_g` number, nullable
      - `carbohydrates_g` number, nullable
      - `fat_g` number, nullable
      - `fiber_g` number, nullable
    - `water_ml` number, nullable
    - `nutrients` object: All nutrient values recorded for the meal, keyed by series type (e.g. dietary_sugar)
  - `pagination` Pagination, required
    - `next_cursor` string, nullable: Cursor to fetch next page, null if no more data
    - `previous_cursor` string, nullable: Cursor to fetch previous page
    - `has_more` boolean, required: Whether more data is available
    - `total_count` integer, nullable: Total number of records matching the query
  - `metadata` TimeseriesMetadata, required
    - `resolution` 'raw' | '1min' | '5min' | '15min' | '1hour': Bucket width requested when reading time series. RAW returns stored samples untouched.
    - `sample_count` integer, nullable
    - `start_time` string, date-time, nullable
    - `end_time` string, date-time, nullable

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-10-14** `bc25a1359b11`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `data/items/source/device_id` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-10-07** `d479742865ba`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/openwearables/apis/open-wearables-api/changes/api/v1/users/:user_id/events/meals/get.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/openwearables/apis/open-wearables-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/openwearables/apis/open-wearables-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/openwearables/apis/open-wearables-api/revisions/c9016a165d04?raw)